Emotions

Herbert Simon - Artificial Intelligence as a framework for understanding intuition

Roger Frantz

presentation of Nobel Prize winner Herbert Simon's work on intuition.

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How to Pitch a Brilliant Idea

Kimberly D. Elsbach

Be more convincing by gaining a better understanding of how your audience instinctively classifies you into predefined categories.

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Creativity Under the Gun

Teresa Amabile, Constance Noonan Hadley, Steven J. Kramer

A study about the negative correlation between pressure on delays and creativity.

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An interview with Chris Argyris

Joel Kurtzman

Chris Argyris, Professor of Organizational Behavior at Harvard University, warns against the dangers of corporate cultures in which people avoid conflict rather than tell the truth.

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Teaching Smart People How to Learn

Chris Argyris

A timeless article on the spontaneous—and often unconscious—defensive reflexes that explain why it is so hard to learn from our mistakes.

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Bias busters: War games? Here’s what they’re good for

Hugh Courtney, Tim Koller, Dan Lovallo

Using simulations to better anticipate the movements of our competitors.

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Use Gratitude to Counter Stress and Uncertainty

Christopher Littlefield

Beyond the known effects of acknowledgement over staff engagement, this article focuses on its virtues to help them through stressful and uncertain times.

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Making Jokes During a Presentation Helps Men But Hurts Women

Jonathan Evans, Jerel Slaughter, Aleksander Ellis, Jessi Rivin

An example of unconscious bias: this study shows how traits of humor are perceived differently depending on whether they are voiced by a woman or a man.

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The 3 Challenges Every New CEO Faces

Neal H. Kissel, Patrick Foley

The learnings from interviews with around twenty leaders, which aim to identify the challenges to anticipate when reaching a general manager’s position.

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Make Your Meetings a Safe Space for Honest Conversation

Paul Axtell

Encouraging frank exchanges through an attitude of questioning and openness.

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